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· 12/14/1970

Mack v. New York

Citations

  • 400 U.S. 960
  • 91 S. Ct. 357

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “no reasonable police chief” would believe that he could constitutionally promote or demote police on racial grounds
  • “It would be difficult to find a matter of greater public concern in a large metropolitan area than police protection and public safety.”

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Judges: Brennan, Granted, Should

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